Zotpress Static Bibliography

Generate clean, fast-loading bibliographies with static HTML—no JavaScript, no database queries.

What is Zotpress Static Bibliography?

This plugin converts dynamic Zotpress shortcodes into static HTML, improving performance and making citations easier to cache, index, and style. Ideal for academic or research-heavy WordPress sites that rely on Zotpress but need faster load times and better SEO.

Zotpress Static Bibliography Screenshot

Key Features

  • Static Output: Converts [zotpress] shortcodes into static HTML blocks on save.
  • Style Control: Works with your theme’s CSS or custom markup.
  • Performance Boost: No JavaScript, no repeated API calls—great for speed and SEO.
  • Compatible with Caching: Plays well with static site generators and cache plugins.
  • Fail-Safe: Leaves shortcodes untouched if Zotpress isn’t installed or active.

How It Works

  1. Install and activate the plugin alongside Zotpress.
  2. Edit a post or page that uses [zotpress] shortcodes.
  3. On save, the shortcode is replaced with static HTML from the Zotpress output.
  4. Static output remains until the post is edited again.

Installation

  1. Upload the zotpress-static-bibliography folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate via the Plugins screen in WordPress.
  3. Ensure Zotpress is active and configured correctly.

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.2+
  • Zotpress plugin installed and active
  • PHP 7.2+

Open Source

Fork it, improve it, or just grab the code—open source and ready for contributions.

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Created by Lasse Jellum | Version 0.1.0